April 15, 2016

Progress on the House

It's been awhile since I've blogged about the dining room windows. They are installed except for interior trim (not a priority) and second coats exterior paint have been waiting on the weather. Dan did get the big tank in place, which was the whole reason for doing the windows and siding in the first place.

Dan was concerned about good drainage behind and under thetank, so he put it on a bed of stone and added a drainage pipe.

He still needs to get the fittings and make a filter for it. In fact, we hoped it would be done by now but with garden preparation and planting season upon us, other projects got put on hold. Hopefully we can get this one wrapped up soon, so we'll be able to collect plenty of rainwater for the garden.

23 comments:

This looks wonderful. Love the new windows. They are very elegant. Oh, and I envy your water tank, although, as we say in Spain, it is "healthy envy", meaning it won't give you the bad eye!!Cheers,Lucía

Gorgeous windows, Leigh. Tres chic! Like Lucia, I have healthy envy of your water tank. Excellent forethought regarding the under drainage. Would love a big tank, but winters up here are rough. Too much freezing for something like that. I have to drain all my waterbarrels before winter. With the windows overlooking the tank, you can enjoy watching it fill knowing you'll have lots to use for plants and critters.

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